Melanie McDonagh Melanie McDonagh

A ban on smoking in cars should be unthinkable

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It’s tempting to respond to the BMA’s extraordinary proposal to ban smoking in cars with a Thin End of the Wedge argument. Ban smoking even on the part of an unaccompanied adult, sitting in a car by the side of the road? How long before they’re banning it in the home, eh? But hold it right there.

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